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a pyrrhic victoryAn apparent victory, but one which is no victory at all, due to the great cost incurred. The phrase comes from the victory won by King Pyrrhus at Asculum in 279BC which cost him many of his best men. After the battle Pyrrhus remarked: "One more such victory and we are finished."Rate it:

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in the scheme of things it was a small victory.As with climate change the slow improvement of gas amounts discharged into the atmosphere comes too late. We are screwed Rate it:

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snatch defeat from the jaws of victoryTo suddenly lose a contest one seemed very likely to win, especially through mistakes or bad judgment.Rate it:

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snatch victory from the jaws of defeatTo suddenly win a contest when it appears that loss is a foregone conclusion, to succeed in an endeavor through reversal of fortune, skill, effort, or good judgment.Rate it:

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victory at seaOcean conditions very windblown and messy, possibly to the point of being inimical to surfing and other water sports.Rate it:

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day in, day outEvery day; daily; constantly or continuously; especially, of something that has become routine or monotonous.Rate it:

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on a cloudy day i saw a rainbow, on the day i saw you , you gave a stormOn better days there's a plot of getting ahead than on a bad day.Rate it:

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day-to-dayOrdinary or mundane.Rate it:

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every day is a school dayYou learn something new every day.Rate it:

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day after dayFor an indefinite number of days.Rate it:

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day-to-dayHappening every day.Rate it:

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day-to-dayOrdinary, monotonous routine; that which is usual or mundane.Rate it:

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day-to-dayOn a daily basis.Rate it:

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day-to-daySubject to daily redetermination.Rate it:

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Call it a DayTo end up the work for a day, to stop work for the time beingRate it:

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call it a dayTo cease the activity for the day.Rate it:

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catch of the dayA person who is a popular or desirable choice to be a partner in a prospective marital or romantic relationship.Rate it:

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day and nightAll the time; round the clock; unceasingly.Rate it:

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field dayA great time or a great deal to do, at somebody else's expense.Rate it:

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forever and a daywithout ever ending; eternally.Rate it:

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have a nice dayUsed other than as an idiom: see have, a, nice, day.Rate it:

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map out my dayAn action to formulate, plan, schedule one's energies, or attention to various agendas in order of importance:Rate it:

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not give someone the time of dayTo ignore someone deliberately; to refuse to talk or pay attention to someone.Rate it:

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quit your day dreaming!Pay Attention To What YOU Are Doing!Rate it:

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a cold day in hellAn event that will never happen.Rate it:

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a stopped clock is right twice a dayA normally unreliable person or instrument can occasionally provide correct information, even if only by accident.Rate it:

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a cold day in JulyThe time of occurrence of an event that will never happen.Rate it:

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a day late and a dollar shortAction that was taken too late and too feeble to be of any use.Rate it:

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another day, another dollaran expression recognizing a balance in life, normalcy, and routinenessRate it:

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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetimeIt is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something than to do it for them.Rate it:

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happy Independence DayA greeting used during Independence Day to recognize its celebration.Rate it:

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same day last yearSame day last year is a time transformation used in business intelligence to show the value of a given number the same day, but last year.Rate it:

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seize the dayTo enjoy the present and not worry about the future; to live for the moment.Rate it:

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sufficient unto the day is the evil thereofNo need to worry about the future; the present provides enough to worry about.Rate it:

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rainy dayA difficult period of need, when things do not go right.Rate it:

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stop an eight-day clock and throw it into reverseBefore batteries and household electricity were used to power clocks, most clocks had to be wound by hand to keep operating. Eight-day clocks were designed so they only had to be wound every eighth day and the movement only turned in a clockwise direction. Therefore, someone with an appearance objectionable enough to stop the clock and send the movement spinning in the wrong and opposite direction would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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bad hair dayA day when one's hair seems unmanageable.Rate it:

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every dog has its dayEveryone has a time of success and satisfaction.Rate it:

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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetimeIt is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something, than to do something for them.Rate it:

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have a nice dayGoodbye.Rate it:

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same sh*t, different dayThe same everyday problems, just a diffrent day.Rate it:

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win the dayto gain complete victory or success over something or someoneRate it:

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dawn of a new dayA new beginning; a fresh start; an important, promising turning point.Rate it:

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red letter dayUsually very positive, sometimes very negative.Rate it:

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a day late and a dollar shortCome into the picture minus some necessary fundamental factors or entities.Rate it:

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an apple a day keeps the doctor awayApples are healthy and stave off illness.Eat healthy and you won't get sick.Rate it:

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at the end of the dayA colloquial expression of the twentieth/twenty first century referring as to a summary of events, degree of financial or business success, reference as to having a nice day, achieving preset goals, positive results.Rate it:

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banyan dayIn British naval tradition, this originally referred to a day of the week when galley kitchens served no meat on board ship.Rate it:

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catch of the dayA type of fish or other seafood which has been caught and brought to market within more-or-less the last 24 hours.Rate it:

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skreigh o' dayday break, first lightRate it:

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